Why Friends Are Friends: Some Quaker Core Convictions

What is worship? What do Friends/Quakers believe about baptism and communion? How does the Quaker business meeting work? Those acquainted with Friends, and some Friends themselves, find some of the doctrinal differences of Quakers troubling and confusing. Why Friends Are Friends is an attempt to examine the Quaker past and connect it with the present and the challenges of the future. "These connections," writes Willcuts, "become again our own convictions as we return to the revealed Word and the leadings of the Spirit. This is why Friends are Friends." Topics include worship, the sacraments, the Friends concept of ministry, peacemaking, the Friends business meeting, and living a powerful Christian life.

Jack L. Willcuts (1922-1989) served the Friends Church with energy, vision, and persistence. His ministry includes 26 years as a pastor, 8 years as a missionary in Bolivia, and 12 years as general superintendent of Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. He was editor of Evangelical Friend magazine from 19678 to 1985.